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vessel

noun as in ship

noun as in container, bowl

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Healey said last week that there had been a 30% increase in Russian vessels threatening UK waters in the past two years.

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The wet form is less common but progresses more quickly and involves abnormal blood vessel growth under the retina.

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Instead of being stored like museum pieces, Ms. Wilson writes, the plates now shine on the table “like sacred vessels.”

According to Huang, these cells became more responsive to signals from surrounding tissues, particularly endothelial cells that line blood vessels.

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"Increasing body temperature causes an increase in blood flow, and just the force of blood moving across your vessels is beneficial for your vascular health."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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